The Canterbury Tales · Character

The Canon's Yeoman

A servant of a canon who tells a tale of alchemy.

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The Canon's Yeoman shows up with force in The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The narrator of the tale, a servant to the canon who exposes the secrets of alchemical fraud.

The Canon's Yeoman first appears in 0069 the canon s yeoman s tale.

In The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale: The narrator of the tale, a servant to the canon who exposes the secrets of alchemical fraud.

Later, in The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale: Describes the canon's deceptive practices and the priest's gullibility.

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The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale
The narrator of the tale, a servant to the canon who exposes the secrets of alchemical fraud.
The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale
Describes the canon's deceptive practices and the priest's gullibility.
The Canon's Yeoman's Prologue
Reveals the secrets of alchemy and his master's deceit, leading to the Canon's flight.
The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
Narrates his personal experience with alchemy and tells the tale of a false canon.
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His tale is noted in the discussion of manuscript placement.

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